Funding support for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is provided by the New York State Legislature through the New York State Assembly and administrated by the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets. In 2025, thirteen projects, selected by the the NNYADP Farmer Committee as high priority, are underway.
DAIRY: What If: Linking dairy sustainability metrics to promote, drive, and support sustainability
FIELD CROPS and AG ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
. Building a Field Crop Performance Network: Year 2
. Cultivating soil nitrogen supply with manure
. Effect of legume/sorghum intercropping on yield and forage quality of corn silage in NNY
. Evaluating the Benefits of Tile: An analysis of yield & quality of corn silage planted 0ver vs. between subsurface drainage tile lines, with farmer survey
. Evaluating Environmental and Agronomic Benefits of Common Field Crop Production Practices on NNY Dairy Farms: Year 3
. Examining spatial and temporal impacts of tile drainage on corn yield
. Potential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in corn through use of commercially-available biological products
. Winter pea breeding for cover crop use in NNY cropping systems
HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH
. Techniques for overwintering onions and improving allium pest management in NNY
. Establishing new commercial fruit and nut crops for Northern NY
. Evaluating the New Thinning Material “Accede” Under NNY Thinning Conditions
MAPLE RESEARCH: Improving maple production and efficiency through technology